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| The last Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Navy Vladimir Chernavin died |
| 2023-03-19 |
| [RIA Novosti] The last Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Navy, Admiral of the Fleet Vladimir Chernavin, has died at the age of 94, according to the Telegram channel of the Zvezda TV channel, citing the commander's daughter. "The last Commander-in-Chief of the USSR Navy, Vladimir Chernavin, died. He died at the age of 95. Chernavin died tonight at half past one in the hospital," the publication says. According to the channel, the farewell will take place at the military memorial in Mytishchi. Chernavin was born on April 22, 1928 in Nikolaev (Ukrainian SSR). In 1947-1951 he studied at the Higher Naval School named after M. V. Frunze. In 1962, the submarine K-21 under his command for the first time in the history of the Russian fleet made an autonomous voyage lasting 50 days. She passed under the ice of the Arctic and worked out the technique of surfacing into the polynya. In 1966, Chernavin headed the marching headquarters of the transoceanic transition of nuclear-powered ships K-116 and K-133 from the Northern to the Pacific Fleet. Submarines under the leadership of Rear Admiral Anatoly Sorokin traveled 25,000 miles in a month and a half without ever surfacing. In 1967-1969, Chernavin was a student of the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the USSR named after K. E. Voroshilov, then went from commander of a submarine division of the Northern Fleet to Chief of the General Staff - First Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the USSR Navy. He became Commander-in-Chief of the Navy in November 1985, and held this post until February 1992. Hero of the Soviet Union, holder of two Orders of Lenin, Orders of the October Revolution, Orders of the Red Banner, Alexander Nevsky and others. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #2 Frunze? Sounds like butterbrot might have been a common meal there. |
| Posted by: DooDahMan 2023-03-19 19:30 |
| #1 Kipling a reflection; |
| Posted by: Dale 2023-03-19 08:39 |